Chitkara Uni, IUCEE organize conference on Engineering Education

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Chitkara Uni, IUCEE organize conference on Engineering Education

Jasbir Kapoor/ royalpatiala.in/ Banur

Chitkara University played host to the prestigious ICTIEE 2019 (The International Conference on Transformation in Engineering Education) , at their Punjab Campus. ICTIEE 2019 is an annual conference that provides a platform for international Engineering Educators to discuss and share new ideas with their Indian counterparts, and facilitate a great networking opportunity.

Chitkara Uni, IUCEE organize conference on Engineering Education

Chitkara University in association with Indo Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) has been continually working to improve Engineering Education ecosystem in India. Emphasizing the importance of CONNECT & SHARE, ICTIEE 2019 provided a platform to Engineering Educators to CONNECT with leaders from academia and industry from all over the world. Engineering Educators had an opportunity to SHARE their best practices which would eventually help in bringing about transformational changes in Engineering Education.

Chitkara Uni, IUCEE organize conference on Engineering Education

ICTIEE 2019 was hosted at two locations sequentially in order to maximize its impact among institutions all over India. The first leg of the conference was conducted at Malla Reddy College of Engineering, Hyderabad, on January 7-8, 2019, followed by the second leg at Chitkara University, Punjab.

Chitkara Uni, IUCEE organize conference on Engineering Education

The highlight of the conference was presentation by Engineering faculty, who have already gained some experience in transforming their own curriculum, classrooms and programs. 

The IUCEE College Consortium was formed in 2010 and has 91 members in 2018. Members receive special assistance in establishing collaborations with international experts and institutions. Chitkara University is one of the consortium member institutions of IUCEE. The university shares similar vision and mission as IUCEE, and has been actively involved in spreading the message of IUCEE across Northern Indian States.

Chitkara Uni, IUCEE organize conference on Engineering Education

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice-Chancellor at Chitkara University said, “We are happy to partner and host the sixth edition of ICTIEE 2019, a flagship conference in the Indian Engineering Education ecosystem. We have over 150+ patents filed by our Engineering students, and actively rely on collaborating with industry and integrating world class learning methods in our curriculum.”

Chitkara Uni, IUCEE organize conference on Engineering Education

The conference was attended by some of the world-renowned Engineering Educators and practitioners like Dr.Michael Milligan (CEO ABET), Dr.Hans Hoyer (President IFEES), Dr. Stephanie Farrell (Rowan University), B.Ramkrishna (Director, NAE Grand challenges Scholars Program), Dr. RaoVemuri (University of California), Dr. LuenyMorell (InnovaHiED, USA), and among others.